Chinese startups are churning out more humanoid robots than their U.S. rivals, despite far lower valuations.

BEIJING: Humanoid machines slowly picked up litter and sorted out bouquets of flowers on Tuesday in a demonstration of how robots might eventually be used to complete fiddly household tasks.

The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the 21-kilometer (13-mile) race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, according to a WeChat post by the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area,

A humanoid robot built by Chinese firm Unitree Robotics has reportedly reached a peak running speed of 10 meters per second, roughly 22.4 miles per hour, during controlled testing. If accurate, that puts a two-legged machine within arm’s reach of the average speed Usain Bolt maintained during his world-record 100-meter dash.

Walker S2 is an adult-sized humanoid robot with legs, a torso, and arms. China is sending these robots to patrol their border with Vietnam.

On the 16th of last month, a humanoid robot made by a Chinese company appeared on the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV’s Lunar New Year special program *Chunjie Wanhui* (Spring Festival Gala) and performed a group dance and kung fu martial arts demonstration.

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